EFL: Ghana Defender Tariq Lamptey Scores as Brighton humbles the Gunners at the Emirates Stadium

Ghana defender Tariq Lamptey scored his first goal of the season for Brighton and Hove Albion in their 3-1 away win over Arsenal in the EFL Cup third round on Wednesday night

Eddie Nketiah had given the Premier League leaders the lead with a curling finish after Reiss Nelson’s run from the halfway line.

Danny Welbeck, who played for the Gunners in the 2018 final, made it 1-1 with a penalty after he had been fouled by debutant home goalkeeper Karl Hein.

Kaoru Mitoma put Brighton ahead after a neat passing move and Tariq Lamptey scored a fantastic goal to seal the victory and advance Brighton to the round of 16.

Lamptey excelled as a left wing-back. His goal came from the left side, and he scored with his left foot.

This demonstrates Lamptey’s ambidexterity, as he is naturally a right-back and has spent the majority of his career there.

Lamptey sees the space, shakes off the defender using his strong frame and creates enough separation to finish with his left foot

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The 22-year-old is set to feature in his first tournament for Ghana after deciding to play for the West Africans earlier this year.

He will be included in the final 26 man squad for the World Cup in Qatar.